Re: Welding, what do you know?

Posted by Lucky 1 on
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Your answer on welding filler wires and metals needs more explanation.

When you buy a MIG welding machine and it comes supplied with a spool of wire
that wire has a number on it. It means something.  That number tells you what the properties of that filler wire are. IT also may require a certain technique for welding ,for instance if the number ends in S that means single pass. It the wire number ends in MP it means multiple pass and so on.

Each part of the number is telling you about the properties of that wire.

EVERYONE needs to get a Pocket welding guide so you can look up these numbers.
IT tells you amperage settings for different metal thicknesses and many other things.
The pocket welding guide by HOBART is for sale on Ebay. YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE. Read that again.

There are many types of stainless steel and aluminum and steel and each type requires a particular welding filler wire.

Like I said go to welding web.com